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Concord vs Holderness vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most renters (43.2% rent).
Holderness has the highest household income ($108k).
Sidney has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.4%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Concord | Holderness | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,375Highest |
1,917Lowest |
4,790 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+10.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.3 5% above U.S. |
39.4±7.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
43±5.5Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Sidney and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3 U.S.: 22% |
14.7%±9.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.1%±5.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Sidney and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,902±$5k 5% above U.S. |
$107,863±$45kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$83,488±$10kLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Holderness and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $350,900±$13k 5% above U.S. |
$363,100±$60kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$336,200±$34kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Holderness and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,441±$43 about the U.S. average |
$2,068±$385Highest 46% above U.S. |
$1,340±$304Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,227Highest 132% above U.S. |
$3,923 26% above U.S. |
$2,474Lowest 21% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±5.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.5%±21.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.4%±17.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Concord and Holderness are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
12.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.1%±1.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±5.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sidney and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #89 of 120 in NH | — | #15 of 133 in ME |
| School district | Concord School District · Merrimack Valley School District | Holderness School District | RSU 18 |
| High school in town | Concord High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.0 |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.